Wow, I honestly have no idea how the last week went by so fast! I intended to document occurrences every couple of days but each day slipped away from me. Right now, I'm sitting in my completed bedroom typing this out. I have a desk, bookshelf, dresser and a rug (along with the bed we shoved in my car). My room is almost complete, I'm just missing a couple of random things (extension cord, printer ink). Nothing too riveting.
Last Sunday, Day 1, went surprisingly well. I woke up around 5:30 a.m. due to my acid reflux (expected) and managed to not freak myself out too much with anxiety and worry. I did have a 6:05 a.m. crying jag, but held out until 7:30 a.m. to actually call anyone (people need their sleep!). After chatting with my grandma for a while, I got out of bed and actually forced myself to start unpacking a few things. Shortly after Kelly was up, we walked over to a swanky hotel that her parents were staying at. It is literally 3 blocks from our house. I swear, you walk 3 blocks north of our house and you can't afford to buy anything (couture shops) and you walk 3 blocks south and you're at a rundown Family Dollar. We live on the edge of a neighborhood that I fear is being slowly gentrified, and I pray that it is not the case. Prior to our move-in, our landlord told me that next year they hope to DOUBLE the rent it costs for our townhouse. I can't imagine paying that much for our house. Anyway, Sunday was a day of randomness. We went thrifting for a few hours and came out with very little. We did, however, scope out a sofa set. Later, Kelly and I had the opportunity to hangout with some of Maureen's (coworker) friends. I did not pass up the chance to meet Omaha people and make some connections.
Monday, was our massive clean out and splurge day. I woke up super early again, thanks to acid reflux, and got myself going to Starbucks to be around other people and read the paper. It was very relaxing to be in an environment that doesn't seem to change. All Starbucks are almost the exact same. The same drinks, tables and music. I needed consistency and comfort at that point, so it was very reassuring. Our landlord came over in the late morning to go down the list of tasks we had for him. Mainly, we wanted the cat pee smell removed from our home. Also, the mold in the shower was freaking me out a little bit (I ALWAYS find mold in the shower when I move in). Our landlord is such a nice guy though, you can tell that he really cares about us and wants us to be safe and happy. He let us borrow is pickup truck to go back to thrift store and buy the sofa set that we wanted. I'm telling you, these couches are pretty nice. They look almost identical to the ones that my parents have in our living room in Hudson. Almost to a tee. We worked on getting some other stuff put away, but that was pretty much it.
Tuesday, was our official first day of work in Omaha. It was rough. I got up, with no real tasks to complete. I was supposed to work on a scavenger hunt, which I did. It was pretty boring, but I was also very anxious about EVERYTHING that was happening in Omaha. No supervisor, no school, no office. Kind of terrifying. Anyway, Tuesday was kind of a wash. Oh yeah, also, I spent quite a bit of time chatting with Sprint regarding the fact that my phone is ROAMING in my neighborhood. I didn't even know that phones still do that! So, now I have to work on trying to get off my plan and get on someone else's. It's just one thing after another here. I did go to a Bible study that some of Maureen's friends are a part of and managed to make a few solid friends. We ended up going out to Eat the Worm afterwards, which was a lot of fun. It's a bar/restaurant in the Old Market area of downtown. The Old Market has lots of cutesy shops along with good restaurants and bars. It's the hip scene in Omaha.
On Wednesday, we finally had things to do here. I woke up and was not feeling sick, so I knew that I had officially made the transition to feeling comfortable calling Omaha my home for the next 10 months. We had a tour of Creighton University and met with admissions and student services. While I enjoyed the campus, I got more out of just having something to make me get going in the morning. We had a few great meetings and got a chance to see more opportunities that our students can have in college. I was impressed with their dedication to their students, but then again, their students are paying quite a bit of money to attend. You get what you pay for. Later that day, we went over to pickup some furniture that we managed to get for FREE! A sister of someone I know from Hudson lives in Bellevue (10 min from my house) and held onto some furniture for us. They gave us a dining room table, a console, and kitchen cart and a dresser. All we had to do was get there to pick it up. Thus far, we've spent a grand total of $125 to furnish our living room and dining room. Not too shabby for having lived here for about 4 days at that point.
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